Matt couldn’t wait to start on the steel roof, and see how the bright red colour looked on Tiny. It did not disappoint! The roof has added a beautiful accent to the home, while also being extremely durable and long-lasting. The steel roof comes in 16 inch panels, designed with a hidden fastener system, so that no screws are exposed. This gives a clean finish, and doesn’t disrupt the aesthetics of the roof, while reducing the possibility of leaking through the screw holes. Because of the small size of the overhangs and the roof in general, a lot of the trim was very tricky to do. On a regular-sized roof, things are more spread out, giving more room to lay out the trim, and more space to work with. But, on Tiny, some of the areas were so small, there were four or five overlapping pieces of trim and flashing. This meant that special attention had to be paid to how these pieces overlapped each other to ensure proper water diversion, even on the highway at 100 km/hour! Overall, it took a lot longer than anticipated, but the results were well-worth it!

Laying the roof underlay (aka the high temperature membrane).

Completed underlay.

Piles of trim, just waiting to go on Tiny.

Starting on the trim!

All kinds of tin snips.

Applying the trim.

The first pieces of trim are on!

Measure twice, cut once. There were only just enough pieces. No room for waste!

Particular attention was paid to where the dormer wall met the roof.

The ridge cap before…

And the ridge cap after, all in place, topping of the roof!

Extra screws here and there do not go astray — helps with the wind load on the highways.

A finished roof! Just look at that colour!